{"id":295288,"date":"2019-01-25T12:28:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T10:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=295288"},"modified":"2019-01-25T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T10:28:29","slug":"who-young-south-africans-are-likely-to-vote-for-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/295288\/who-young-south-africans-are-likely-to-vote-for-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Who young South Africans are likely to vote for in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa’s young voters are overwhelmingly in support of the ANC in the lead up to the 2019 elections – and more are throwing their weight behind the EFF than the DA.<\/p>\n

These are some of the findings in the latest Ipsos election poll<\/a><\/strong>, which gauged the views of South African adults (aged 15+) and young voters (aged 18 – 24) in particular.<\/p>\n

The study was conducted from 23rd October 2018 to the 4th December 2018, drawing a response from a total of 3,571 South Africans, 15 years and older, who were interviewed face-to-face in their homes and home languages.<\/p>\n

Interviews were conducted all over the country, from metropolitan areas to deep rural areas to ensure representative results, Ipsos said.<\/p>\n

According to Ipsos, only 61% of young people are registered to vote. The IEC has been on a big push to get this specific age group to take part in elections, which will be the first opportunity for many to have a direct impact on the administration of the country and their very future.<\/p>\n

Young voters only make up 17% of all registered voters in the country, despite making up a much larger proportion of the total population.<\/p>\n

“The low registration is concerning,” Ipsos said.<\/p>\n

In its latest poll, 2% of the respondents said they would not vote in the upcoming elections. Encouragingly, this is far below the 8% who indicated the same in 2016.<\/p>\n

Who young voters believe in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over a third (35%) of young voters said that there wasn’t a single political party that represented their views (versus 39% of total voters), but many did indicate which party they would vote for if elections were held right now, Ipsos said.<\/p>\n

The ANC had the most support among those polled, getting 62% of the vote.<\/p>\n

This was followed by the EFF with 14%, and the DA with 11%. The IFP got 3% and all other partied combined got 1%, Ipsos said.<\/p>\n

In a similar poll ahead of the 2016 elections<\/a><\/strong>, the ANC scored 47% of the vote, with the EFF and DA following at 12% and 11%, respectively.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Party<\/th>\nYoung voters 2016<\/th>\nYoung voters 2019<\/th>\nChange<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ANC<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n+15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EFF<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n+2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DA<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IFP<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n+2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AZAPO<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other parties<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n-2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Will not vote<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n-4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Refuse to answer<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Undecided<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not registered<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n-3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n100%<\/strong><\/td>\n100%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The latest results show a surge in support for the ANC, which has campaigned on turning the party around from state capture and the decline it suffered under the administration of Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n

While the difference in support between the EFF and DA was small a few years back, the latest poll shows the EFF now pulling further away from the DA, which has stayed dormant.<\/p>\n

The DA won 22.2% of the vote in 2014 and 27% in the 2016 municipal ballot, but has been plagued by infighting and made several public-relations blunders over recent months that may have cost it support.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the party drew the ire of South Africans by using the names of the victims of the Life Esidimeni and Marikana tragedies to sucker-punch the ANC, and the party’s head of policy resigned from the position through a blistering letter that declared that the party didn’t care about policy.<\/p>\n

Further polling by Ipsos showed that trust in opposition parties was very low – with the DA coming in with a net trust score of -34%.<\/p>\n

This was lower than the EFF (-24%), with the ANC still enjoying the trust of the electorate (+40%).<\/p>\n

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The trust scores were calculated as a net of the positive trust comments and the negative trust comments.<\/p>\n

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